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Centrica Energy and Delta Capacity have signed a partial tolling agreement for the Karppio battery energy storage system (BESS), a 125 MW / 300 MWh standalone battery project being developed in Teuva, Finland. The project was acquired as a ready-to-build (RTB) asset from Helios Nordic Energy and is being constructed by Delta Capacity, which will serve as the long-term asset manager for the project. Karppio is being developed together with the Strioga Family Foundation.

As summer begins to wind down, many households are already thinking about darker evenings and the moment the heating gets switched back on for the first time. That's why British Gas is launching The Great Big Boiler Test, encouraging households to give their heating a trial run before colder weather arrives.

Without energy there is no economy; without energy security there can be no national security. When governments think about national security, they plan for threats before they materialise, investing in capabilities we may not need daily but which become critical when a crisis hits. Energy security deserves the same approach.

500 veterans, service leavers and military spouses have joined Centrica since the launch of its Armed Forces Pathway in 2021, with the programme set to welcome more Former service personnel now work across smart energy, engineering, heat pumps and senior director roles, with 24% joining as apprentices Milestone marked during visit by Local Energy and Jobs Minister Martin McCluskey and Veterans Minister Calvin Bailey to new £35 million Centrica Park training academy Centrica has delivered its...

British Gas has today announced a new partnership with Broadford, a fast‑growing build‑to‑rent (BTR) property company, to help supercharge energy efficiency across the UK rental market. The partnership will deliver smarter homes designed to cut energy bills for renters and future-proofed properties for landlords. The partnership will see British Gas provide a total solution for Broadford developments, spanning energy supply, installation and ongoing services.

Barclays WSL to encourage families to discover women's football for themselves Six in ten (60%) of Brits don’t think children’s books, TV shows and films show enough girls aspiring to be successful, passionate and ambitious Almost all (92%) think seeing female footballers in books, TV or the media could encourage more girls to take up football or sport With the new Barclays WSL season getting underway, British Gas is encouraging families to take their first step into women’s football by...

54% of Brits say generating their own energy would help them feel more in control of their bills, with 45% believing it would make them less reliant on the grid Eco upgrades are helping homeowners feel empowered, with 39% seeing features like solar panels as a sign someone has their life together and 32% saying having solar panels and a smart meter signals ‘life sorted’ 35% say generating their own electricity through solar panels would help them feel truly in control and 31% believing it...

British Gas launches a competition giving 30 households the chance to win a plug-in solar unit as the technology goes on sale in the UK for the first time 30 households will have the chance to win a plug-in solar unit from British Gas, helping them take their first step towards generating their own electricity.

Solid H1 performance with EBITDA of £737m and EPS of 6.8p; YoY decline driven predominantly by Spirit Energy asset disposals and production outages. Progress building our regulated and contracted Infrastructure portfolio with Severn CCGT acquisition, ongoing ramp-up in the Meter Asset Provider, Sizewell B CfD and nuclear life extensions. Transformation programme ramping up, with investment of £92m in H1. Interim dividend increased by 9% to 2.0p.

Centrica is pleased to confirm further life extensions for the Heysham 1 and Hartlepool nuclear power stations, in which it has a 20% share, extending their expected closure dates by a further two years to March 2030. Together, Heysham 1 and Hartlepool produce enough electricity to power more than 4 million homes a year, reducing the UK’s reliance on imported fossil fuels and supporting the transition to a cleaner energy system.